Evolving Landscape of the Middle East Automation Market

This briefing will investigate the key factors that shape the adoption trends of various automation solutions.

Why You Should Attend:
1.Understand the current landscape of the automation market in the Middle East
2.Identify the drivers and restraints for adoption of automation products
3.Discuss the major automation trends and their impact

Why You Must Attend:
• Understand the impact of key IIoT-based technologies that are poised to change MES platforms
• Realize the value addition through dynamic modularization and smart functionalities in MES platforms
• Recognize the opportunities bought about by the transformation of traditional MES into manufacturing intelligence platforms
• Learn key industrial verticals and analyze the implications that are set to occur due to the advent of advanced MES solutions
• Capture the benefits of scaling and orchestrating MES solutions across global manufacturing facilities
• Participate in an interactive Q&A session with Frost & Sullivan and Forcam

Capital-intensive assets, critical process control equipment, and high-volume data streams that govern today’s manufacturing industries are becoming key targets for advanced persistent threats. As the Internet of Industrial Things ecosystem ushers in a new era of connected and integrated operations, the previously isolated networks now become potential targets for cyber-related attacks.

Why You Should Attend:
• Learn about today’s advanced persistent threats
• Identify key challenges and implications due to cyber attacks
• Discuss new solutions in the industry
• Discover the future of ICS cybersecurity

· Understand the difference between Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things
· Explore best practices in the industry with a live example from co-presenter TE Connectivity
· Identify the next big opportunities for IoT with regard to industries and manufacturing
· Earmark possible areas/markets that will become obsolete due to the Industry 4.0 transition
· Brainstorm new business models that are likely to emerge and reshape industrial supplier segments

Globalized economies, industries, and companies are more than ever susceptible to volatility in the short-term environment. What are the prospects in 2015 for the global pumps industry?

This briefing will cover the outlook for key economic growth indicators globally and by major geographic region. It will also provide a pump forecast by region, allowing both a macro and industry-specific view of expected growth areas and hot trends.

This briefing will look at:
*The global economic growth expectations by major region
*A short-term forecast for the pumps industry by region
*Commentary on the outlook for the oil and gas space

While some regions left 2014 on strong economic tides, others teetered precariously on the brink of recession. This diverse economic performance, and the connections that now exist in global economies, make short-term forecasting particularly precarious. Join us to understand how Frost & Sullivan sees the landscape for the automation industry for the next six to 12 months.

Market participants from all levels of the value chain will find valuable insights in this briefing, which will touch on:
*The top five trends impacting the automation industry
*The shift in emerging markets (BRIC to TIMS)
*The growing importance of the services segment
*An overview of emerging service models

The power, oil and gas and chemicals industries are prime targets for cyber hacks as they move towards the vision of the totally integrated digital enterprise (TIDE). Though the TIDE will offer unprecedented efficiency and productivity gains, this interconnected system amplifies the potential for cyber threats exponentially.

Questions this webinar will answer:
•What is the current state of cybersecurity preparedness across each sector?
•What are the key pain points and challenges each sector faces in compliance, security, and workforce?
•How is the cybersecurity market set to evolve?
•What are some of the key best-practices pursued across the industries?
•Which are some of the emerging business models for solving cybersecurity challenges?

Attend this briefing to:
- Learn about the 2015 top predictions for the oil and gas industry
- Understand the impact that oil price fluctuations will have on the future
- Discover how innovative solution providers are driving the adoption of - Totally Integrated Digital Oilfields (TIDO) to aid end-users overcome key industry challenges

The industrial world is set to undergo a major transformation. The advent of Industrie 4.0 in Europe has articulated a clear vision for the future, creating a need for strategic foresight amongst industrial suppliers. Traditional industry boundaries are rapidly blurring due to the nature of applications that may sprout up during the course of the fourth industrial revolution. New and unconventional companies with radically new business models will emerge in the conservative industrial space.

Attend this webinar to discover:
· How will Industrie 4.0 impact companies?
· How will the emergence of Internet of Things and Big Data alter the competitive landscape?
· What are the major new business models that will emerge in the future?
· What is missing in this new industrial paradigm?

Companies across various market sectors are trying to increase their automation of manufacturing processes. Both Internet of Things (IoT) and smart manufacturing are key technologies that will help bring upon this change in the manufacturing industry.

You should attend this webinar to:
• Learn about the growth of several novel technologies for the manufacturing and production sector
• Identify the drivers and restraints of Internet of things within the manufacturing and production secto

The industrial services space provides high potential for industrial vendors to diversify and expand their value proposition to clients. Industrial vendors need to assess and understand the key growth areas for services to align their solutions with end-user requirements. This briefing will discuss opportunities, growth, and the future potential dynamics driven by current market needs assessments.

Why You Should Attend:

• Learn about the growth of the industrial services market across product categories
• Identify the key factors driving and restraining the growth of the market
• Understand end-user criteria across industries for selection of industrial vendors or specialized service companies

Join us as we bring together top industry thought leaders to discuss the evolving scenario and vision of the future in oil and gas, looking across the spectrum of digital technology and convergence driving change. This meeting of the minds will focus on upstream and midstream oil and gas markets.

Why you should attend:

- Understand critical challenges and key technologies that are transforming the O&G landscape.
- Find out about primary drivers enabling transformations.
- Discover future state visions.
- Learn about key insights around new technologies such as mobility, cloud, big data, analytics and security.

- To learn about possible technology convergence scenarios that will lead to innovative solutions.
- Identify the key enabling technologies for a smarter factory
- Find out potential opportunities for new product developments by adopting emerging technologies

The global industrial services market has grown significantly in the last decade. This market exhibited high resilience during the recessionary years, post-2008. The perception that services meant repair and maintenance work has witnessed a change and is likely to alter the landscape of industrial services in Europe. The increasing demand for new value-added services that go beyond traditional repair and maintenance is driving market growth.

Why You Should Attend:
- Learn about the opportunities in the industrial services market in Europe
- Understand end-user expectations and requirements of services across various product markets
- Learn to design the service mix and align product strategies in the European industrial service market

With 3D printing gaining prominence, the briefing will provide insights on future implications of 3D printing on different manufacturing sectors based on factors such as year of impact, patent landscape, Mega Trend impact, global technology development and adoption potential, and technology convergence scenario.

View this on-demand webinar to:
• Provide overview of the Manufacturing Leadership Awards program
• Discover changes that have been made to the program
• Understand the benefits of participation
• Learn the judging criteria used to select and nominate companies

Our industrial automation and process control webcasts covers market dynamics in mature markets such as North America and Western Europe, as well as high-growth markets such as Brazil, China, India, Russia, Eastern Europe, Africa, and other emerging markets around the world.